The relationships among adaptive behaviors of children with autism, family support, parenting stress, and coping

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-25

  Hall, Heather R ^a   Graff, J Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviors; Autism; Coping; Parents; Stress; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952206158     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: 1521043X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01460862.2011.555270     Document Type: Article

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